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Ancient Quotes

W are all carrying the imprints of our most ancient ancestors. Not simply in the genetic code, but in the imprints of attention that are passed on Picture Quote #1

I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient Picture Quote #1

The practice of meditation is an ancient practice. It’s been practiced in many lands, for many lifetimes. You may have practiced it before Picture Quote #1

The causal body is the most ancient and timeless part of a person. It has the capacity to know and do things that the physical mind and body cannot Picture Quote #1

The causal body is the part of you that lives forever. It is ancient and complicated. It has lived through countless lives in both this and in other worlds Picture Quote #1

While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people, they finally dropped it from judo Picture Quote #1

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To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century Picture Quote #1

If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity Picture Quote #1

Friendship exists outside our modern economy of scarcity... It’s not about apportioning vanishing resources of time and energy. Friendship is a blessed relic of the ancient economy of the gift, and the time freely given to people dear to you actually creates magical abundance Picture Quote #1

To be a housewife is a difficult, a wrenching, sometimes an ungrateful job if it is looked on only as a job. Regarded as a profession, it is the noblest as it is the most ancient of the catalogue. Let none persuade us differently or the world is lost indeed Picture Quote #1

Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we weave the narratives of myth and folk tale into our daily existence Picture Quote #1

So long as painting deals with objective nature, it is an impure art, for recognizability precludes the highest aesthetic emotion. All painting, ancient or modern, moves us aesthetically only in so far as it possesses a force over and beyond its aspect Picture Quote #1

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When you are enlightened and have united your mind with the deepest and most ancient part of the mind of the universe, you are not affected by suffering the way other people are Picture Quote #1

Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers Picture Quote #1

All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It’s so ancient Picture Quote #1

Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species Picture Quote #1

The dumpling is indeed of more ancient institution, and of foreign origin; but alas, what were those dumplings? Nothing but a few lentils sodden together, moisten’d and cemented with a little seeth’d fat Picture Quote #1

I drop in from the sky disturbing the silence only momentarily, then leaving the ancient land once more to converse with the sky. It’s my home and all I need Picture Quote #1

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Medieval and ancient sensibility now dominates our time as acoustic and multisensory awareness displaces the merely visual Picture Quote #1

We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician Picture Quote #1

That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred Picture Quote #1

We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests. And that’s where I put myself: as a storyteller. Not necessarily a high priestess, but certainly the storyteller. And I would love to be the storyteller of the tribe Picture Quote #1

Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor approximations, and premature conclusions Picture Quote #1

I hope to bring ancient philosophy and new scientific thinking together, to provide a new perspective of nature, especially the relationship between nature and man Picture Quote #1

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$Pickover’s lively, provocative travel guide takes readers into the fascinating realm of mystic math, from perfectly strange numbers to fractured geometries and other curious nooks and crannies of ancient worlds and modern times Picture Quote #1$

As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky Picture Quote #1

If the ancient churches, in debating and deciding the greatest mysteries of religion, knew nothing of these two texts, I understand not why we should be so fond of them now the debate is over Picture Quote #1

Modern storytellers are the descendants of an immense and ancient community of holy people, troubadours, bards, griots, cantadoras, cantors, traveling poets, bums, hags and crazy people Picture Quote #1

We don’t live in an ancient era. Today, collaboration doesn’t mean two singers standing next to each other at the mic to sing together Picture Quote #1

The propensity to play is situated in very ancient regions of the brain. Rats that have had their neocortex removed still engage in normal play Picture Quote #1

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W are all carrying the imprints of our most ancient ancestors. Not simply in the genetic code, but in the imprints of attention that are passed on (Ancient Quotes) I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient (Ancient Quotes) The practice of meditation is an ancient practice. It’s been practiced in many lands, for many lifetimes. You may have practiced it before (Ancient Quotes) The causal body is the most ancient and timeless part of a person. It has the capacity to know and do things that the physical mind and body cannot (Ancient Quotes) The causal body is the part of you that lives forever. It is ancient and complicated. It has lived through countless lives in both this and in other worlds (Ancient Quotes) While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people, they finally dropped it from judo (Ancient Quotes) To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century (Ancient Quotes) If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity (Ancient Quotes) Friendship exists outside our modern economy of scarcity... It’s not about apportioning vanishing resources of time and energy. Friendship is a blessed relic of the ancient economy of the gift, and the time freely given to people dear to you actually creates magical abundance (Ancient Quotes) To be a housewife is a difficult, a wrenching, sometimes an ungrateful job if it is looked on only as a job. Regarded as a profession, it is the noblest as it is the most ancient of the catalogue. Let none persuade us differently or the world is lost indeed (Ancient Quotes) Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we weave the narratives of myth and folk tale into our daily existence (Ancient Quotes) So long as painting deals with objective nature, it is an impure art, for recognizability precludes the highest aesthetic emotion. All painting, ancient or modern, moves us aesthetically only in so far as it possesses a force over and beyond its aspect (Ancient Quotes) When you are enlightened and have united your mind with the deepest and most ancient part of the mind of the universe, you are not affected by suffering the way other people are (Ancient Quotes) Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers (Ancient Quotes) All this angst, all this stuff we all feel, is just tied to making art. It’s so ancient (Ancient Quotes) Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species (Ancient Quotes) The dumpling is indeed of more ancient institution, and of foreign origin; but alas, what were those dumplings? Nothing but a few lentils sodden together, moisten’d and cemented with a little seeth’d fat (Ancient Quotes) I drop in from the sky disturbing the silence only momentarily, then leaving the ancient land once more to converse with the sky. It’s my home and all I need (Ancient Quotes) Medieval and ancient sensibility now dominates our time as acoustic and multisensory awareness displaces the merely visual (Ancient Quotes) We are not clear as to the role in life of these chemicals; nor are we clear as to the role of the physician. You know, of course, that in ancient times there was no clear distinction between priest and physician (Ancient Quotes) That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred (Ancient Quotes) We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests. And that’s where I put myself: as a storyteller. Not necessarily a high priestess, but certainly the storyteller. And I would love to be the storyteller of the tribe (Ancient Quotes) Men of science have made abundant mistakes of every kind; their knowledge has improved only because of their gradual abandonment of ancient errors, poor approximations, and premature conclusions (Ancient Quotes) I hope to bring ancient philosophy and new scientific thinking together, to provide a new perspective of nature, especially the relationship between nature and man (Ancient Quotes) Pickover’s lively, provocative travel guide takes readers into the fascinating realm of mystic math, from perfectly strange numbers to fractured geometries and other curious nooks and crannies of ancient worlds and modern times (Ancient Quotes) As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and the sky (Ancient Quotes) If the ancient churches, in debating and deciding the greatest mysteries of religion, knew nothing of these two texts, I understand not why we should be so fond of them now the debate is over (Ancient Quotes) Modern storytellers are the descendants of an immense and ancient community of holy people, troubadours, bards, griots, cantadoras, cantors, traveling poets, bums, hags and crazy people (Ancient Quotes) We don’t live in an ancient era. Today, collaboration doesn’t mean two singers standing next to each other at the mic to sing together (Ancient Quotes) The propensity to play is situated in very ancient regions of the brain. Rats that have had their neocortex removed still engage in normal play (Ancient Quotes)

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